9:33 PM,
Jun. 28, 2013

Marsha and Brian Whitfield are accused of defrauding Sommet Group clients and using company funds for personal use.

Written by

Duane Marsteller
| The Tennessean

Two former Sommet Group officials have struck plea deals with federal prosecutors in a $20 million fraud case and could testify against the alleged ringleader, who still maintains his innocence.

Marsha Whitfield and her father, D. Edwin Todd, have agreed to change their not-guilty pleas, their lawyers said Friday in asking a judge to advance a plea hearing that was set for January. The agreements were not filed with the request.

U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell moved the hearing to July 17 and told lawyers to submit the proposed agreements by July 12. ...